On the Bengals-bashing bandwagon

I'm not usually one to jump on a bandwagon of any kind, at least not before I see what kind of meal they're serving ... not to mention before I see a current inspection sticker for said bandwagon.

You never can be too sure. Bad shocks can be dangerous.

No, I generally stay away from what's hip. At my age, I have to worry about my own hip.

These days, it's in vogue to bash the Cincinnati Bengals. Now that I think about it, it's been in vogue to bash the Bengals for 10 years now.

Is it really possible for a football team to be as bad as that one? Don't answer, Duke.

How can a team that has a top-five pick in the draft almost every year be so consistently awful? Sooner or later they have to pick somebody that knows how to play the game, don't they?

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Maybe not. But hey, at least they know where they stand. After their loss to Pittsburgh last week made them 0-6, Lorenzo Neal said the team was the laughingstock of the league and that losing week after week was embarrasing.

Really, Lorenzo? You don't say. Actually, isn't it even more embarassing to lose year after year?

But the real question here is this: How bad does your team have to be to still have Lorenzo Neal on the roster?

I know, there are some questions that can never really be answered.

On with the predictions. Last week 15-7 (.682), season 118-44 (.728).

HIGH SCHOOLS

Boonsboro 28, Williamsport 14: Apparently, the 'Cats have used up their nine lives.

Brunswick 31, North Hagerstown 19: The Railroaders are doing that brand new dance, the Loco-Motion, now.

South Hagerstown 34, Catoctin 20: Rebels scale Cougars to stay on top of MVAL mountain.